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Friday, January 4, 2013

Settlement of Malibu Parks Campsite Battle Includes a Swap
of two Large Parks Between Warring Government Agencies

Camping is to be allowed at Charmlee park further inland, not at
coast-front Malibu Bluffs park, in order to settle a lawsuit between the City of Malibu and the Santa Monica Mountains Conservancy. The City and SMMC will trade ownership of the two parks as part of the deal. For the last several years these agencies have feuded over the SMMC's plans to make its parks more accessible to active public use, which has aroused worries over brushfire dangers from camping.

Laurel Canyon--approval of an option agreement and payments
for the Laurel Canyon Boulevard
and Mulholland Drive
property, City of Los Angeles.
Negotiators: Joseph T. Edmiston and Lawrence
Lazar. Under consideration: price and terms. (This item may be heard in closed
session pursuant to Section 54956.8 of the Government Code.) [Staff Report]
[Resolution]
MRCA 12/5/2012

Malibu Civic Center
area--Consideration of resolution authorizing: (a) entering into an agreement
to release MRCA from existing obligation to design and construct an access
road, and (b) a grant of construction easement for said access road to the
owners of properties adjacent to MRCA parkland (APN 4452-025-900) on Sweetwater
Mesa, City of Malibu.
[Staff
Report] [Resolution]
[Map] MRCA 1/9/2013

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RAMIREZ CANYON IN MALIBU:

construction of two supervised, ADA-accessible campsites to
be closed annually between September 15 and January 15, a portion of the
Coastal Slope Trail, and related improvements in Ramirez
Canyon Park
and adjacent public parkland; all such improvements to be located in
unincorporated Los Angeles
County. [Map 1] [Map 2] [Map 3] [Map 4] [Map 5] [Map 6] [Staff Report]
[Resolution]
MRCA 1/7/2013

acquisition of conservation and trail easements over APN
4467-002-002 using Coastal Habitat Impact Mitigation Fund, entering into an
agreement to receive fee title to APN 4467-002-002 in the future, and
acceptance of trail and conservation easements over APN 4467-003-021, Ramirez
Canyon, City of Malibu. [Staff Report]
[Resolution]
[Map] [Map 2] MRCA
12/5/2012